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DR. ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE has rendered a great service to the scientific world, not only in having consented to rescue from oblivion the account of Spruce's remarkable travels, but also by the admirable way in which he has edited the manuscripts placed in his charge. Spruce's journal, which forms the substance of these volumes of about 1040 pages, has been carefully edited and considerably condensed. Passages of no particular interest have been omitted, and short summaries by the editor take their place. Several letters to Sir William Hooker, Mr. Bentham, and personal friends have been inserted which carry on the narrative and give a more life-like impression of Spruce himself.
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H., A. Spruce's Travels in South America 1 . Nature 80, 458–460 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/080458c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/080458c0